正在寻找一种快速在线制作动画电影(movie online)的方法？如果您想创建一个漂亮的卡通演示文稿，其中所有内容都是动画的，文本在屏幕上飞过等等，那么您有几个很酷的在线工具可以完成工作。
在本文中，我将讨论我使用过的两个在线工具PowToon 和 Animatron(PowToon and Animatron)，它们可以让您轻松创建动画演示文稿和电影。两种服务都有免费版本，但有某些限制，例如只能在线共享演示文稿(presentation online)，而不能从最终演示文稿中删除水印和结尾。(watermark and outro)如果您打算专业地使用这些工具，您还可以查看付费选项，以消除这些限制并为您提供更多功能。
市面上有许多免费的软件动画工具(free software animation tools)，但由于其先进的工具和功能集，它们通常具有相当高的学习曲线。(learning curve)您可以在几个小时内了解如何使用这两个在线工具。
火锅
PowToon 将允许您免费制作长达 5分钟的电影(minute movie)，您可以将其在线发布到他们的网站或YouTube。您必须注册PowToon才能开始使用该工具，但它是免费的。登录后，单击顶部的创建，然后(Create)从从头开始(Start from Scratch)或自定义现成的 PowToon(Customize a Ready Made PowToon)中进行选择。
自定义选项(customize option)很好，因为它为您提供了一大堆现成的主题和模板，您可以使用这些主题和模板来开始您的电影。我还建议使用现成的模板，因为它们包含多个幻灯片、对象、过渡等，因此您可以准确地看到项目是如何在画布上添加、控制和操作的。
当主界面加载时，您将看到一个关于如何导航的简短教程。值得庆幸的是，它与PowerPoint(PowerPoint)等工具非常相似，因此学习曲线(learning curve)很低。左边是幻灯片，右边是您可以添加到幻灯片的对象库，底部是时间线，顶部是您可以控制项目设置的地方。
首先，您可以从右侧的面板中添加对象。这些包括文本效果、图像持有者、角色、动画、道具、背景、形状、标记、动作按钮和过渡。只有当您拥有多张幻灯片时才能添加过渡。对于其他所有内容，只需单击它，对象就会出现在画布上。
然后，您还会在时间线的底部看到它。您可以通过单击时间轴中的对象来调整每个对象的进入和退出效果(entrance and exit effect)以及它在画布上的保留时间。
PowToon 使用起来相当简单，但可以创建复杂的动画。大多数情况下(Mostly)，它只需要时间来适应时间线并正确计时您的对象。他们的网站上还有一些教程(several tutorials)可以帮助您更快地学习这些功能。
除了库中的资产之外，您还可以上传自己的图像、声音和视频。您还会注意到他们说的很多东西Premium，这意味着只有升级到他们的付费计划才能使用它。
总的来说，它工作得非常好，易于使用，并且不需要任何费用(cost anything)来创建您可能想与朋友或家人分享的短视频。
动画机
Animatron类似于PowToon，但具有一些更高级的功能。Animatron还有一个免费版本和几个付费计划。Animatron的界面更像Photoshop而不是PowerPoint。如果您想更好地控制画布上的对象，那么Animatron是更好的选择。
使用Animatron(Animatron)的一个主要原因是整个动画是使用HTML5完成的。这意味着观看您的电影(movie doesn)的人不需要在他们的系统上安装Flash ，而(Flash)PowToon 则不然(PowToon)。
Animatron的另一个很酷的地方是，一切都是矢量对象(vector object)，因此可以重新调整大小和动画，而不会变得颗粒状。您甚至可以徒手绘制，它可以让您立即将对象动画化为矢量图形(vector graphic)。
从上面可以看出，这些工具都位于左侧，底部包含时间线，但每个对象都位于自己的图层中。使用图层，您可以制作比在PowToon中更高级的动画。另一个高级功能是能够添加关键帧来改变对象的路径和大小(path and size)。
Animatron还有一个很好的矢量图像、背景和对象库，您可以将它们添加到画布中。很多都需要付费套餐，但也有相当数量的免费物品。您还需要在Animatron上注册才能使用所有免费资产。他们还有一个包含大量视频的教程部分。(tutorial section)
总体而言，这两个在线工具是快速创建动画电影或演示文稿而无需花费大量时间的最佳方式。享受！
How to Make Your Own Animated Movie Online
Looking for a qυick way to make an animated moviе online? If you want to create one of those nice cartoon-loоking presentatiоns wherе everything is animated, text flies аcross the screen, еtc., then you have a couple of cool online tools that can get the job dоnе.
In this article, I’m going to talk about two online tools that I have used, PowToon and Animatron, which let you easily create animated presentations and movies. Both services have free versions with certain restrictions like only being able to share the presentation online and not being able to remove the watermark and outro from the final presentation. If you plan on using these tools professionally, you can look into the paid options as well that remove these restrictions and give you more features.
There are many free software animation tools out there, but these usually come with quite a high learning curve because of their advanced tools and feature sets. You can learn how to use these two online tools in just a few hours.
PowToon
PowToon will allow you to create up to a 5 minute movie for free that you can publish online to their website or up to YouTube. You have to sign up with PowToon in order to start using the tool, but it’s free. Once you log in, click on Create at the top and choose from Start from Scratch or Customize a Ready Made PowToon.
The customize option is nice because it gives you a whole bunch of ready-made themes and templates that you start your movie with. I also recommended using a ready-made template because they include multiple slides, objects, transitions, etc., so you see exactly how items are added, controlled and manipulated on the canvas.
When the main interface loads, you’ll be presented with a short tutorial on how to navigate around. Thankfully, it’s quite similar to tools like PowerPoint, so the learning curve is low. On the left are the slides, on the right is the library of objects you can add to your slides, the bottom is the timeline and the top is where you can control project settings.
To get started, you can add objects from the panel on the right. These include text effects, image holders, characters, animations, props, backgrounds, shapes, markers, action buttons, and transitions. Transitions can only be added when you have more than one slide. For everything else, just click on it and the object will appear on the canvas.
You’ll then see it at the bottom of the timeline also. You can adjust the entrance and exit effect for each object and the amount of time it remains on the canvas by clicking on the object in the timeline.
PowToon is fairly simple to use, but can create complex animations. Mostly it just takes time getting used to the timeline and timing your objects properly. They also have several tutorials on their website to help you learn the features faster.
You can also upload your own images, sounds, and videos in addition to the assets they have in their library. You’ll also notice that a lot of stuff they have says Premium, which means you can only use it if you upgrade to their paid plans.
Overall, it works really well, is easy to use and doesn’t cost anything for creating short videos you might want to share with friends or family.
Animatron
Animatron is similar to PowToon, but has some more advanced features. Animatron also has a free version and a couple of paid plans. The interface of Animatron is more akin to that of Photoshop than PowerPoint. If you want more control over objects on the canvas, then Animatron is the better choice.
One major reason to go with Animatron is that the whole animation is done using HTML5. This means that someone viewing your movie doesn’t need to have Flash installed on their system, which is not the case for PowToon.
Another cool thing about Animatron is that everything is a vector object and can therefore be re-sized and animated without becoming grainy. You can even draw with freehand and it’ll allow you to instantly animate the object as a vector graphic.
As you can see from above, the tools are all located on the left-hand side and the bottom contains the timeline, but with each object in its own layer. With layers, you can do far more advanced animations than you can in PowToon. Another advanced feature is the ability to add keyframes to alter the path and size of an object.
Animatron also has a good library of vector images, backgrounds and objects that you can add to your canvas. A lot require a paid package, but there are a decent number of free items too. You’ll need to register on Animatron also in order to use all the free assets. They also have a tutorial section with a lot of videos.
Overall, these two online tools are the best way to go about quickly creating animated movies or presentations without having to put in a large amount of time. Enjoy!
